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Star Lore Art Pergamenthandschrift M II 141 15th Century

Canis Major

Pergamenthandschrift M II 141 is a fifteenth-century manuscript deposited at the Forschungbibliothek (Research Library) in Gotha, Germany. The manuscript contains a complete set of depictions of Ptolemy's 48 constellations. The plates appear to be copies of a set of fourteenth-century illustrations of the Alfonsine Tables, which in turn were inspired by the early tenth-century drawings in Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars. I have included them in my collection as I do not have a complete set of the Alfonsine Tables illustrations, which, in my opinion, represent one of the most elaborate early western variations of Al-Sufi's drawings. Click on the pictures for larger images. Source of all images: atlascoelestis.com

Ursa Major

Andromeda

Aquarius

Aquila

Ara

Argo Navis

Auriga

Boötes

Cancer

Canis Minor

Capricornus

Cassiopeia

Centaurus

Cepheus

Cetus

Corona Australis

Corona Borealis

Corvus

Crater

Cygnus

Delphinus

Draco

Equuleus

Eridanus

Gemini

Hercules

Hydra

Leo

Lepus

Libra

Lupus

Lyra

Ophiuchus & Serpens

Orion

Pegasus

Perseus

Pisces

Piscis Austrinus

Sagitta

Sagittarius

Scorpius

Taurus

Triangulum

Ursa Minor

Virgo

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